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Shearing festival
At WoodsEdge Wools Farm Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe WoodsEdge Wools Farm, on Bowne Station Road, held a festival this past weekend for the purpose of promoting natural fibers, such as the fleece from alpacas and llamas. Shearing of the animals took place throughout the event, which was part of the observation of the United…
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HEALTH MATTERS: Encouraging fitness in kids
It’s important to remind kids that how take care of their body now will de termine how their body takes care of them later. By Louis J. Tesoro, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System With children and young people spending more and more time on the computer, watching television and playing video games, it’s no wonder…
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Har Sinai Religious Calendar
By Har Sinai HAR SINAI RELIGIOUS CALENDAR April 30-MAY 7, 2009 Har Sinai Temple is located at 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West in Hopewell Township. The schedule is: May 1, 7th Grade Shabbat service and graduation, 7:30 p.m.; May 2, Cantor’s Bar and Bat Mitzvah prep, 9:15-10 a.m.; Torah study, 9:15-10 a.m.; May 3,…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Director Cocuzza gets three more years
Like other full-time city employees, he will receive a 1.5 percent pay cut. His salary after the cut is $73,080 By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — Bruce Cocuzza will be the city’s police director for another three years. He will not receive a raise. Like other full-time city employees, he will receive a 1.5…
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LAWRENCE: Council to mull EMS options
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council was slated to discuss how it plans to handle providing emergency medical services at its regular meeting Wednesday night as The Ledger went to press. The council spent about a half-hour at its March 31 meeting mulling over the possibility of hiring its own emergency medical technicians…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Ex-board member: Reca violated ethics
by Audrey Levine, The Packet Group ROBBINSVILLE — Former Board of Education member Joseph Armenti, who resigned in October amid the fury following his use of an anti-gay slur, declined this week to elaborate on his published comments about a complaint he filed with the School Ethics Commission against board President Michael Reca. In the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Life after the festival
Hillsborough resident Jim Haba (at right) introduces poet Gerald Stern at the 2008 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Mr. Haba retired after directing the festival for 22 years — he’s now focusing on his own creations, including collages and tiles.
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Volunteers needed for Canal Clean-Up Day at state park
Event will begin at 9 a.m. April 25 and continue throughout the day Saturday is Canal Clean-Up Day at the Delaware Canal State Park. The Friends of the Delaware Canal sponsor this annual event to encourage volunteers to clear trash, debris, and brush from the historic waterway and towpath that runs from Easton to Bristol,…
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LAMBERTVILLE: City ready to celebrate shad at annual festival
The festival will be held rain or shine Saturday and Sunday from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — New attractions will mingle with old favorites this weekend when the Shad Festival returns to the city for its 28th year. The event is named in honor of the fish whose return…
